Crimping-pin



(No Model.)

0. D; THOMPSON.

Crimping Pin.

No. 234,629. Patented Nov. 1 6, 1880.

g eases N4 PETERS. FHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNTTED STATES CHARLES D. THOMPSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CRlMPlNG-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,629, dated November16, 1880.

' Application filed May 8, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. THOMP- SON, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Crimping-Pins; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description vention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my improved crimpingpin with the pin in its shield, and Fig. 2 is asimilar view with the pin with drawn from its shield.

This invention has relation to improvements in crimping-pins for ladieshair, having for its object more especially to prevent their pointspiercing and projecting through the paper inclosing them duringshipmeggostorage, which would, in addition to rendering the package or wrapperunsightly, endanger the bending or blunting ot' the pins, or make themliable to prick the hands while handling them preparatory to shipment orwhile unshipping them; and it consists in the combination, with the pin,of a tapering shield, to which one end of its spring is attached,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

A erimping-pin,A,as seen in the drawings, bent in the usual way with twoprongs, a a, with divergent free ends, may be used by way ofillustrating my improvement.

B is the shield or protector for the points of the pin, which tapers orconverges at its sides toward its inner end, as shown, with said sidesturned upwardly and over about parallel with the bottom of the shield,thus forming side grooves, Z) I), for the ends or points of the pin tofit into and thus incase them, while the lower edge of the shield is inlike manner turned up or doubled between the side grooves, b b, to forma transverse bottom groove, 0, to prevent their projecting beyond theshield or of the in- I protector and piercing the inclosing paper ormaterial in which they may be wrapped for shipment or storage, orpicking the hands while handling them previous to and after shipment orstorage or while being handled by the seller or customer. Theconvergence of the inner end of the shield or protector compresses thedivergent pointed prongs of the pin, and thus causes them to bear withconsiderable energy against the sides of the shield and effectuallyholds them in the shield, so as to avoid their passing this point andprojecting beyond the shield or protector- The shield may be closed or,not at its outer flaring end, while the points of the pin may be curvedor otherwise blunted or they may possess the usual points, which ispreferable as serving greater convenience in passing the pin through thehair. The shield may be highly ornamented, if desired, to beautify itsappearance.

While being free from the aforesaid disadvantages, this device is alsoadapted to be transmitted through the mail (which is one of itsprincipal objects) Without tearing or mutilating the accom 'ianymgmatter, as occurs with the mailing of other crimping-pins. As is usual,a spring, C, connects the pin to the shield.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States-- The shield or point-protectorB, having converging side grooves, b b, and bottom groove, 0, incombination with the pin A, having diverging points a a, and spring C,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES D. THOMPSON.

Witnesses CHAS. S. HARMON, CHAS. OARHART.

